Official! Ex-Sporting boss picked by Casa Pia to take on Benfica | OneFootball

It's official. Gonçalo Brandão, former assistant coach of Sporting's B team, is the interim coach of Casa Pia and will lead the technical team of the "gansos" against Benfica in the 11th round of the League. However, the former defender does not have UEFA Level IV, so Alexandre Santana will be the head coach on the match sheet. João Gião was one of the names desired by the "gansos."

"Casa Pia announces that the leadership of the team will be assumed by the current multidisciplinary technical team composed of coaches Alexandre Santana, Gonçalo Brandão, Tiago Dias, João Santos, João Aguiar, and analyst Miguel Valentim", wrote the 'gansos' in a statement published on the official website.

The departure of João Pereira happened after the home defeat against Estrela da Amadora, by 5-3, which left Casa Pia in 16th place in the National Championship, in the play-off zone for maintenance, not winning in the last five rounds of the competition.

"The technical team has the full confidence of the management and all the 'staff', who recognize their professionalism, competence, and dedication. The transition aims to ensure the continuity of the work developed so far, guaranteeing stability and commitment to the defined sporting objectives," they stated.

Trained at Belenenses, Gonçalo Brandão, as a player, even reached Portugal's A National Team, at a time when he was playing for Siena in Italy, where he also represented Parma and Cesena. After a stint at Cluj (Romania), in 2014 he returned to Belenenses, later playing for Estoril and Lausanne (Switzerland), until ending his career at Porto B. Between 2021 and 2024, he joined the technical team of Filipe Çelikkaya at Sporting B, before joining the technical team of Casa Pia.

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